Could be a work #4: Standing in the ring with the future heir to the WWE Empire
In an earlier slide, we mentioned that it's unusual for a wrestler leaving the company to be featured on live television.
Well, what's really, really unusual is when that same departing wrestler is inexplicably in the ring during the opening segment of the biggest brand in all of the company, and in all fairness, the biggest brand in all of sports entertainment. And what's really, really, REALLY unusual is when that same segment features none other than the WWE COO--and some say Vince's unnamed successor--Triple H.
Triple H knows he's a wrestling legend, with fourteen world title reigns to his credit. He reigned as the top heel during most of the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras. Thus, he often uses his star power to help up and coming talent. This is why he often appears in photos pointing at new NXT hires and freshly minted NXT champions; He's using his superstar presence to give the 'rub' to the other talent.
So putting Dean Ambrose in the ring with a man whose main job is to get talent more popularity is really puzzling...unless Dean leaving is just a work!